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Michael Clifton Burgess is an American politician and physician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Burgess has focused on healthcare policy, leveraging his medical background to inform his legislative work. He has been involved in various committees and has advocated for issues such as medical research and veterans' healthcare. Burgess has also been a vocal supporter of conservative fiscal policies and has participated in discussions surrounding healthcare reform.
Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank our colleague from Texas for sharing his story with us. Just to reiterate. Physical exams and blood tests are a primary means of diagnosing the disease, and all men should discuss this matter with their…
Mr. Speaker, seeing no further speakers on my time, I will just say the increased incidence in the United States has raised the prevalence, but the risk of gestational diabetes can also be due to genetics, ethnicity, and maternal age. The…
Mr. Speaker, I also urge our colleagues to support the technical corrections which are necessary for the previously passed bill. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 4 minutes a.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., for morning-hour…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank Father Kurt Gerhard of Washington, DC, for serving as the guest chaplain today for the House of Representatives. In April of this year, Father Gerhard was installed as the eighth rector of St…
Madam Speaker, I come to the floor tonight to talk about health care on this, the 6-month anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the East Wing of the White House, March 23 of this year. It's…
Madam Speaker, well, here we are 20 months into the 111th Congress and in the homestretch of our legislative year--and what have we seen? We saw a $1 trillion takeover of America's health care system. That means higher costs for virtually…
Well, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Of course, the gentleman is correct. You know, I believe in the American economy. I believe in the ability of the American people to recover this economy. I don't think that the United States House…
Well, and it does get to your point of playing politics with people's jobs. I just want to say a couple of other things about the predominant Democratic agenda items that have been pushed through this House of Representatives largely…
I was just going to make the point--The Wall Street Journal editorial today talks about the five applicants for every job that is available. And you know, we had in our committee today in Energy and Commerce, we had yet another hearing on…
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